1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 355 Luo Tao’s spiritual sustenance

Children have many strange questions to ask every day. These strange questions are not problems in the adult world, but for children who are new to the world, these questions are particularly important.

If you can calm down and accompany them to explore these issues, you will discover a special phenomenon.

The questions they asked were interesting and philosophical.

In the morning, all members of the Luo family went to the zoo in the capital.

Luo Tao did not go, but he also did not stay at home and be a homebody. Instead, he bought some gifts and went to Houhai to visit Mr. Zhang.

Since the Spring Festival this year, his health has been poor.I haven't been out for a while, so I just walked on the bank of Houhai River.

I haven't seen him for a long time since I went south, so I wanted to go and have a look.

Knocked on the door of his house.

"Hello Mr. Pan, how are you doing here?"

Although Luo Tao worshiped Mr. Zhang as his teacher, he never formally called her "Master's Wife". Luo Tao personally believed that "Mr. Pan" was more respectful to her than "Master's Wife".

"Hey! Why are you here? Didn't you say you took your wife to Xiangjiang? When did you come back?"

Mr. Pan was very happy to see Luo Tao, and the two of them stood on the threshold and chatted non-stop.

She took the trouble to ask, and Luo Tao also took the trouble to reply.

She is still the same, not much has changed, it seems that every time I see her she is always smiling, kind and gentle.

Maybe there were a few extra gray hairs or a few wrinkles on his face, but Luo Tao didn't notice it.

"I'll just come and get this. I heard that my husband has been in poor health recently. Have you gone to the hospital for a checkup?"

After entering the small courtyard and still some distance away from the bedroom, Luo Tao asked Mr. Pan in a low voice.

"Look, this is an old disease that he suffered from before. The doctor said that he should go home and take care of himself, otherwise he won't die. Don't worry!"

There was nothing wrong with Mr. Pan's light words, but Luo Tao could tell from it that Mr. Zhang might have really reached that level.

I felt a little depressed in my heart, and my face became much darker.

Mr. Pan patted Luo Tao and said, "Jin, don't be stunned. If Mr. Pan sees you, he will be very happy and talk about you several times."

Luo Tao was about to burst into tears. He suppressed his voice and replied, "Hey!"

He followed Mr. Pan into the house and put the gift in the main hall.

into the bedroom.

I saw the old man leaning on the backrest, wearing reading glasses and reading a newspaper.

There is no more flesh on the face, the skin is loose and wrinkled, and the luster of the past is gone.

Luo Tao felt sad from the bottom of his heart, tears soaked his eyes and burst out of them.

When Mr. Pan called him, he quickly wiped away his tears with his hands and changed his smile.

"Look who's here?" Mr. Pan pointed at Luo Tao and showed him.

Mr. Zhang, who is already very old, has seen a serious decline in his eyesight in the past two years. He only reads books and newspapers by himself. If it is not possible, he will bother others to help him read.

"Yes, Tao'er!"

Luo Tao forced a smile on his face, walked quickly to the bed, and held his hand.

"Sir, it's me."

He smiled when he got the answer, not forgetting the etiquette, "Quick, sit down, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you?"

Listening to him speak now, his tone is as loud as when Luo Tao came south to see him.

I'm a bit vague at this point and don't want to say more.

Luo Tao could feel that he had a lot to say, but he didn't have the strength to let him say it.

Luo Tao understood, "Okay, all the work has been taken care of, and we are just waiting for the results at the end of the year. Don't worry, I still have confidence."

Luo Tao would come to chat with his husband every time he faced important events, hoping that he could give him some advice.

He listened carefully. When Mr. Pan saw the two men chatting, he went out to prepare lunch.

Luo Tao then told him: "Xiangjiang is very prosperous, even more prosperous than Shanghai Beach in those days, with high-rise buildings everywhere. ..."

Luo Tao told him in detail what he had seen and heard in Xiangjiang.

After the joint statement issued by China and Britain last year, he was very concerned about this matter. When Luo Tao went south this year, he told Luo Tao to read it carefully and study it seriously.

Come back and talk to him. "Okay, almost."

He smiled and said that Luo Tao understood what he meant by "almost".In April this year, the Queen of England signed a bill that transferred Hong Kong to China. This shows that it is only a matter of time before China takes back Hong Kong.

"Yes, when Xiangjiang returns to the motherland, we will go there and take a good look at the mountains and rivers of the motherland."

He comforted his husband so much that when he said this, his heart felt very uncomfortable.Because he knew that no matter what, Mr. Zhang could not walk on the land of Xiangjiang.

Mr. Zhang also understood this in his heart, smiled freely, waved his hand and said, "I'm old, so I won't go."

He wanted to go in his heart, but his physical condition really did not allow him to travel far.

"Sir, how old are you? Apart from your gray hair, your face looks like an old man, but you are still alive. In good health."

He laughed a few times happily, and then said, "Help me to the courtyard for a walk."

Luo Tao was busy putting on his coat. Although the weather was warm in May, the elderly, especially those who were sick, had to pay special attention.

My husband's clothes are still relatively old-fashioned, and they still have placket buttons.

The shoes are also thin-soled thin cotton shoes from Neiliansheng.

Waiting for my husband to come to this small courtyard, "I have been sitting in the house for several days, bored."

Luo Tao held his crutches in front of him and said to him with a smile, "If you always want to go out for a walk in the future, just tell me that I will be there when I call."

"Yes." He pointed to a pot of orchids in the corner, "That was sent by Master Jin a while ago. I like it very much and can't get enough of it."

Luo Tao helped him walk to the orchid, lamenting that his vision had become cloudy, but his heart was still like a bright mirror.

"Do you smell the orchids?"

When Luo Tao saw the pot of orchid, the flowers had withered, he guessed that it should be a pot of Huilan.

I hesitated for a moment and then lied.

"Fragrant, slightly refreshing, this should be Huilan!"

Luo Tao thought that his husband would continue what he said, but what was waiting for him was a criticism.

"This flower has withered, where did the fragrance come from. Tao'er, you must be truthful in everything you do, and don't tell lies. Mr. is old, like this potted flower."

Before he could say a few words, he coughed slightly.

Luo Tao held back his tears and patted him on the back, "Sir."

Holding the handkerchief he took out from his cuff, he slowly wiped his lips back and forth, and said with a smile, "I'm fine. Although the orchids are thankful, they still have the spirit of a gentleman."

He also recited a famous passage from the Tao Te Ching with great difficulty: "The highest good is like water. Water is good for all things and does not compete with it. It is located in what everyone dislikes, so it is close to the Tao. To live in a good place; to do good things; to move at a good time." The husband does not fight, so there is no need for you."

This means: the kindest people are like water.Water is good at nourishing all things without competing with all things. It stays in places that no one likes, so it is closest to "Tao".

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This is my husband's expectation for Luo Tao. I hope that he will live like a kind-hearted gentleman with many talents and be restrained like a clear water.

Don't be too arrogant as a person, you must know how to deal with life, and you must have a clear conscience.

Luo Tao tasted his husband's words. Although he was a little unclear about the meaning, he still accepted his words very sincerely.

Luo Tao also experienced some things that ordinary people would not believe. He knew very well that his husband would not talk to him about Lao and Zhuang's thoughts without any care. Maybe he saw something.

"I have taken note of what you said. Don't worry, I will try my best. Let's sit in the sun and rest for a while?"

He nodded, and with Luo Tao's help, he walked to the wicker chair and sat down with difficulty.

The sun was blazing in the sky, and the wicker chairs were covered with a thin layer of quilt.

……

After having lunch at his husband's house, he wanted to take a nap after lunch. Luo Tao did not leave. Instead, he went to his husband's study to read and wait for him to wake up and play chess with him.

He cannot change the cycle of nature.

Small trends are changeable, but big trends are irreversible.

Luo Tao now just wants to accompany his husband for the rest of his journey, and maybe continue on his way down.

Luo Tao in the study is studying the Tao Te Ching carefully, hoping to find the next spiritual sustenance from it.

Before the age of 20, his spiritual sustenance was his grandfather Luo Jing. Now it is Mr. Zhang, but who will be in the future?

He is looking!
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